The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today’s show, we get into the Minnesota Timberwolves draft night. A night that included no draft picks, but a rather meaningful trade of Ricky Rubio in exchange for Taurean Prince and a 2022 2nd round pick. Mixed into the pod are audio snippets from Gersson Rosas’ late-night press conference that help clarify what the Wolves were doing on draft night and what they may have planned for the offseason.— Myles Turner Fodder: Rosas’ suggests they will be pursuing a big man in the offseason to play next to Karl-Anthony Towns, potentially even a center— What Prince would bring if he is in fact the starting power forward— The financial flexibility created by swapping Rubio for Prince— Why Prince presents the same problems Robert Covington and Jaden McDaniels presented as small-ball partners for KAT in the front court Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Dane is joined by University of St. Thomas assistant men’s basketball coach Will DeBerg to go through each of their top 14 prospects in the 2021 NBA Draft. It’s the second annual lottery Big Board pod Dane and Will have done together. And in this episode they contrast the film watching process between the 2020 class and the 2021 class before getting into their top 14s for this class.— Why we feel Cade Cunningham is in a class of his own— Where we see the drop offs point to be, from players with star potential to players that will likely only be asked to fill roles— Why Dane is bullish on Jonathan Kuminga— And the interesting questions that arise with unique prospects like Alperen Sengun, Davion Mitchell and Josh GiddeySubmit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s pod is a film review of three prospects likely to go in next week’s NBA Draft lottery: Davion Mitchell, James Bouknight and Moses Moody. Will DeBerg (University of St. Thomas) joins the show to go through what stood out on the film. We discuss: Davion Mitchell’s dominance at the college level, what is likely to translate to the NBA game, and a reasonable conversation about his size not necessarily being a death knell James Bouknight’s stunning film — for better or worse — and why he would be the player we think an interview process would be most helpful in his assessment as a prospect Asking whether or not Moses Moody is just a 3 and D prospect, or perhaps something more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Britt Robson of The Athletic joins to discuss the Milwaukee Bucks being the NBA champion for the 2020-21 season. We also get into the news of the Timberwolves pursuing Danilo Gallinari. What that type of move signals for how Gersson Rosas might be pursuing this offseason. And finally we get into Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez being approved by the NBA’s Board of Governors as limited partners of the Minnesota Timberwolves ownership team. I ask Britt what impact he would like to see the new owners have next season. And I assert my hope that Lore and Rodriguez are able to meet with Rosas in an effort to make a long-term, sustainable plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s pod, Will DeBerg (University of St. Thomas assistant coach) joins the show to do another film review of another trio of prospects — Scottie Barnes (Florida State), Franz Wagner (Michigan) and Keon Johnson (Tennessee). How we graded theses prospects and whether or not we see any of them having a case for cracking the top-5 of this draft class. With Barnes, an elite defensive prospect, what is his best position offensively? And how might his lack of shooting hold down his ceiling? Will Wagner’s defensive impact at the college level translate to the NBA game? Why Wagner isn’t at all your typical euro prospect who can shoot but can’t defend Johnson might be the best athlete of the class, but how will that translate to the NBA. How high can a team justify drafting him given the question marks in his game? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s pod, Britt Robson of The Athletic joins the show to discuss a terrific Game 4 of The NBA Finals and everything that has now transpired with series back tied at 2-2. In the second half of the show (30-ish minute mark), we discuss watching these Finals through a Timberwolves lens — asking ourselves how Anthony Edwards and D’Angelo Russell might be able to duplicate similar things to Khris Middleton and Devin Booker if the Timberwolves were ever were to reach The NBA Finals. And then we look ahead to the offseason and Summer League. The dominance of Middleton and Booker Phoenix losing the possession game on the boards and with turnovers Where we think this series is headed Watching The Finals through a Timberwolves And then Britt shares a story about drinking with George Karl at Summer League 30 years ago Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode we check in on the six Timberwolves players who have been playing for their national teams this summer in advance of the Olympics. What I’ve been hearing for injury updates on Anthony Edwards, Naz Reid and Juancho Hernangomez, and then how Leandro Bolmaro, Josh Okogie and Ricky Rubio have been performing in slightly different roles for their national teams. What position does Leandro Bolmaro play? How has Bolmaro looked defensively and what is he most comfortable doing offensively? Josh Okogie playing point guard for Nigeria. How will that benefit him in the NBA next season? Why doesn’t international Ricky Rubio translate to the NBA? What can happen this season so more of Rubio’s international dominance shows up for the Wolves? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Will DeBerg (Assistant Men’s coach at the University of St. Thomas) joins to breakdown the film of Jalen Green and Jonathan Kuminga from the G-League’s G-League Ignite team. Green and Kuminga are like top-5 picks in this month’s NBA Draft. We discuss: The environment Green and Kuminga played in this year in the G-League and the level of competition they went against compared to other prospects we have watched The similarities between Green as a prospect to Zach LaVine when he came out of UCLA Why Kuminga’s ceiling is not just about being a “freak athlete” How Dane and Will rank Green and Kuminga compared to Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley and Jalen Suggs as prospects  Create a BetUS account with promo code "Dane125" at: https://bit.ly/DaneMooreBetUSSign up for Dane's Patreon ($5 a month) at: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Britt Robson of The Athletic joins to compare notes on our reactions from Gersson Rosas’ mid-offseason press conference from earlier this week. Rosas’ commentary led Britt and I to dig into these topics amongst others: How much of Rosas insistence about trade talks being underway is a smokescreen for not having draft picks? Rosas basically saying we have enough young players already Rosas saying the Wolves need for “veteran leadership” — and where Ricky Rubio might figure into that If Karl-Anthony Towns is ultimately a 1B or No. 2 star, how might the Wolves proceed? The Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels timeline versus the Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell timeline, and whether or not the Wolves should be picking a path  Create a BetUS account with promo code "Dane125" at: https://bit.ly/DaneMooreBetUSSign up for Dane's Patreon ($5 a month) at: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s pod, Britt Robson of The Athletic joins to take stock of what has been one of the most bizarre, but also fun, NBA playoffs. We start to look ahead to the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns as the likely NBA Finals contenders, while also giving the Atlanta Hawks their due respect for an impressive run. As always, the conversation ranges all over the NBA, with many veers back to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Topics include: Milwaukee triumph without the traditional star core Chris Paul’s performance and his impact on his teammates, specifically DeAndre Ayton The Atlanta Hawks being a team who have left their mark in these playoffs as a team who has trappings of being a perennial contender in the East going forward Create a BetUS account with promo code "Dane125" at: https://bit.ly/DaneMooreBetUSSign up for Dane's Patreon ($5 a month) at: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices